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Numbers and the making of us : counting and the course of human cultures

by Caleb Everett

This study examines the origins of numbers as a cognitive invention and their role in shaping human civilisation. Drawing on archaeology and linguistics, it analyses how numerical systems facilitated the development of agriculture, writing, and timekeeping.

Accession 15291 ISBN 9780674504431 Publisher Harvard University Press
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